ST. PETERSBURG — A 2-year-old child was killed after wandering from a nearby home and into the path of a pickup truck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash happened about 3:53 p.m. Oct. 29 on 49th Avenue North, west of 80th Street North, the FHP said.
A 34-year-old Valrico man was driving a Ford F-450 east on 49th Avenue North when the child walked into the roadway, troopers said.
The truck struck the child, who died at the scene, according to the Highway Patrol.
The child had left a nearby residence without the parents’ knowledge, troopers said.